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Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays grey for months at a time, while ashes and the stench of smoke hang in the air.
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Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around 'like a piece of weightless popcorn'

Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around 'like a piece of weightless popcorn'

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Christina Florschutz was dressing after stepping out of the shower of her upstairs bathroom when she heard “a horrible noise, a very loud noise.
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Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

Conservative motion seeks support to order senators to pass carbon pricing bill

OTTAWA — The Conservatives dialed up the pressure on the Senate on Tuesday to vote in favour of a carbon-pricing bill, all the while accusing the Liberals of trying to intimidate senators into delaying the bill.
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Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam

DETROIT (AP) — The former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by the state for environmental damage when the structure failed after days of rain in 2020, a judge said.
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Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel

Why it took 17 days for rescuers in India to get to 41 workers trapped in a mountain tunnel

NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41 construction workers who were trapped when a landslide collapsed a mountain tunnel in northern India earlier this month.
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Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York

Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York

CLEVELAND (AP) — An early blast of cold and snow shut down shut down schools in Cleveland and other areas Tuesday and the blanket of snow made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in northern Ohio treacherous.
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Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province's concerns about being forced to prematurely shut down its natural gas power plants, says federal E
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Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun.
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Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring

Federal politicians criticize Alberta Energy Regulator over oilsands leak, monitoring

OTTAWA — The dispute between Ottawa and Alberta over environmental oversight spilled into a House of Commons committee meeting Tuesday when a Liberal member tried to pass a motion reprimanding the province's energy regulator.
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Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations

Saskatchewan starts tribunal to review Ottawa's clean electricity regulations

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is using its autonomy legislation for the first time to review the federal government's proposed clean-electricity regulations.
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